Budget Blinds of Wellesley recently installed gorgeous custom shades in our new business, Pure…read moreBarre Brookline. The shades elevated the space to a truly sophisticated boutique level. We highly recommend Budget Blinds of Wellesley!

Excellent service throughout my experience with budget blinds of Wellesley They were reliable and…read moreprofessional very happy with the results and would highly recommend them

Excellent customer service, Rich is great informing us the progress of the installation! the blinds…read morelook amazing! great quality and highly recommended

I put in a request for a quote on the website and got a prompt response and had an appointment set…read moreup for the next day. Rich arrived on time with many samples to choose from. He measured the windows and told me he'd provide me with a quote the following day. I got the promised quote (very reasonable) the next day and decided to proceed with the project. The shades arrived within the time frame Rich gave me and when he had them, he called to schedule the installation. Rich and his coworker again arrived at the promised time and the install was so quick! I'm in love with my new shades. At a time where it's hard to get a contractor to just return a phone call, Rich and his company were a breath of fresh air from start to finish!

Ugh, we had a series of bad experiences with this store. We were put on the back burner when they…read moreprioritized a designer in house competition first. The original rep we had just did not seem to want to be bothered with us (she was in Boston). The second rep from Wellesley seemed pretty great. We were finally ready to move forward and make finalizations and a new rep came in to replace her. She had a bizarre and slightly aggressive tone when she told us she was there for all these years and knew what she was talking about. I felt like I was being lectured to by a teacher. That was fine but then she told us we had to paint the entire home first before she came to make final choices with us. Knowing we'd potentially have to continually appease this salesperson/ designer just wasn't stress free or appealing to us. As we were really only doing neutral colors and desperately needing privacy, we just opted for Two Pages and Blinds Galore and called it a day. Our rooms look stunning and we worked with ChatGPT on the choices and the layout. It really shouldn't have been so hard to pay money to The Shade Store for a product but in this case, it was so we threw our hands up and found an alternative solution. AI was more than accommodating and happy to assist us!

Extremely disappointed. Began the process with their staff to start with one room in our house…read morewith the potential to do more, but the rep has not responded to the last 3 emails I have sent asking for details prior to making a purchase. I am interested in the shades, but suppose I will try another branch, and if the customer service is just as poor, will likely have to find another company to do our window dressings. Shocked at how unprofessional the experience has been with this store.

The entire process with Designs Blinds & Drapes from selecting the perfect draperies, with regard…read moreto appearance and materials that matched my vision, to installation was not only seamless, but also thoroughly pleasurable. Mike made a personal visit to my apartment initially to take measurements and he brought a variety of swatches that closely matched the initial request I made while at the store. I felt very heard because my request was not the most common (100% cotton velvet); yet, Mike clearly directly responded to the design guidance I gave to the shop and came fully prepared. Because I live in a rental apartment, I wanted to install draperies that would serve as a wise investment and be versatile even when I eventually move. Mike helped me to make specific, cogent choices along these lines that will serve me well in the longterm. Mike also sent a full catalog to me so that I could browse rod and finial options and replied promptly and with care to my various follow-up questions. When the order arrived, I received a call to schedule the installation. I appreciated the clear, proactive communication. Mike, Chris and Peter, a capable trio, arrived on time on the appointed morning and worked meticulously, precisely and with thorough zest and dedication to their craft. They planned ahead and spent a generous amount of time to ensure that the draperies were installed to the highest standard. I felt that they deeply respected my space, not hesitating to take off their shoes at the door. They came prepared with tarps on which they laid their tools to protect my rugs. They made sure I was happy with the work and even went to great lengths to steam each velvet pleat, resulting in an impressively polished and opulent appearance. Clearly, Mike (and DB&D) bring decades of experience and refinement on all levels of the business. This is a local business that deeply cares about and invests in its relationships with both its customers and other local businesses. The entire experience was luxurious and it's really the kind that can only derive from extensive pre-planning, comprehensive logistical coordination, and a developed intuition for emotional attunement - because making the customer feel comfortable and the entire process feel effortless is ultimately the acme of immeasurable value. If you are looking for a local, truly values-based, customer-oriented experience of the highest grade, Designs Blinds & Drapes is for you.

First time working with Designs in Blinds & Drapes. Excellent experience. Lisa was unbelievable…read moreand offered her design experience, but was open to what I thought. Dan the installer of my drapes and shade was on-time, very polite and a perfectionist to make sure my drapes hung correctly. I will refer to all my friends and will use Designs in Blinds & Drapes again.

Yelena made me the most beautiful custom bedroom curtains…read more She is extremely talented and the curtain fabric is outstanding. I highly recommend her for your custom curtain needs....5 stars...outstanding.

Lena did an incredible job tailoring my wedding dress. She took the time to explain her process and…read morewhat her recommendations were. On my wedding day I felt very confident and secure in my dress. Despite it being a strapless dress I never felt it slip (even while dancing!). It's very clear to me she is an expert in her craft. I will definitely be going back to Lena in the future for my tailoring needs!

This company was flexible and reasonable in timing, service and price. Quick simple work and…read moreadvice. Very happy.

Fantastic job restringing our Roman shades. Great service…read moreand value. They went above and beyond making the shades functional again.

John and his team have been amazing. They provided great service in helping us pick the right…read moreblinds for our windows both from a style and functionality perspective. They also went above and beyond when some of our blinds failed years after installation due to manufacturing defects by working with the manufacturer to cover the cost of remaking the blinds. I can't recommend Boston Blinds enough!

John Bulian was a hero to me, and was able to re-string my large (5.5'x5') old (circa 1993) broken…read moreblind for a nominal fee, saving me the ~$1000 on a new one - plus the extra $$ I'd be inclined to spend on new blinds for the other windows in the room, so they'd match. Quality work from a quality guy. Thanks John!

Paul Conti was very thorough and responsive. As he visited our house to show us products and…read moremeasure, he made several excellent recommendations. He came today (despite very bad weather) to install them. We love our new shades. Everything was very professionally installed, and he removed all the packaging neatly. We highly recommend Paul Conti and ABC Shades and Blinds. Good value for the money. We have the right shades on a large sliding door, windows which needed privacy with top down /bottom up option, and light filtering. We started out thinking we wanted electric but as we reviewed our needs with Paul, ended up deciding against it. Also it was only about a 3 week turnaround from when Paul came to the house to measure, to installation. Great job

Unlike some other firms who did not return my calls or follow up on scheduling a visit, this person…read morewas responsive and got the job done efficiently and without my having to play phone tag. I would go back to him for future work.

After 18 years of loyal, but damp, service, we had to replace three large Hunter Douglas blinds in…read moreour bathroom. The design is a bit complicated as we like to keep the shades open at the top to see the sky in the morning. The Barrows team was fantastic in reviewing all the style and price options. Most importantly, they sent a measurement person who also brought a sample book, so that I could see the shade options and colors in the room. We are extremely happy with the final result.

This was my fourth time using Barrows for window treatment. Obviously I was pleased if I used…read moreBarrows for each place I lived. Never again. This time they badly mis-measured the windows in a bedroom. Because of that mistake, the window treatments were unusable and had to be re-done. For a few months, Barrows gave me an expected date of arrival, but the date kept being pushed out. Eventually, Barrows stopped up-dating me and I heard nothing. I began calling to try to get information. I thought I had been forgotten and my order lost. Every time I called, I got a different person. In all, I was passed around to five different people as I tried to get information. It took five months to get the window treatments and when I did get them, they were not the original fabric because that was no longer available. (Barrows did not notify me this was going to be the case.) In the past, the installers have been excellent. This time, the men who came to install, did not know what they were doing and I had to argue with them to place the window treatments so that the most light could be blocked. Barrows eventually offered me a small amount of money as compensation. Imagine my feelings when the window treatments I waited so long for finally arrived and were installed, to get a coupon from Barrows for $500 to be used upon initial consultation. That was like adding insult to injury. The delay in my receiving my order was not Barrows' fault. That was a supply chain problem that began to develop just at the time of the order. The original mis-measurement WAS Barrows' fault. Had the original measurement been done accurately, I would not have encountered the supply chain problem. I don't think Barrows is the company it once was and I would not use them again.